As the mist dissipated, Zhang Chen, Zuo Nan, Zhao Xiyue, Chen Dahai, and others appeared on the battlefield.
Zhang Chen looked around the surroundings, bewildered.
Why was it not as he had imagined?
Bai Hanlin's residence, which Zhao Longchuan had pointed out to him, was supposed to be in Tianyang City.
This place was definitely not Tianyang City.
Otherwise, with so many survivors on opposing sides, with battles and lights all around, Zhang Chen would have sensed it long ago.
Where was this?
Seeing Zhang Chen arrive, Bai Hanlin's spirits immediately lifted, and he exclaimed in surprise,
"Leader, why... why are you here?"
Zhang Chen chuckled sheepishly and said,
"I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd come and see you... all!"
As he spoke, his gaze darted around quickly.
He soon spotted Zheng Hao, Li Bingyu, and others standing on the city walls.
Hence, he deliberately added "all" after "you."
On the side of the Revival Camp, upon seeing Zhang Chen's arrival, morale surged.
The soldiers who were resting and recuperating immediately perked up upon hearing that their true god had arrived.
Even the wounded, enduring their pain, propped themselves up and stood up excitedly.
Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of their true god's magnificence!
"This is the power of the true god..."
Zheng Hao couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.
After all, he had always been the leader of the entire camp, with everyone following his lead.
Now, Zhang Chen had merely appeared, instantly becoming the center of attention, a universally adored leader.
He, on the other hand, could only retreat to the sidelines, bathed in Zhang Chen's radiance.
It would be a lie to say that Zheng Hao wasn't jealous or angry at all.
However, with the responsibility of organizing this force, despite his envy, his loyalty to Zhang Chen remained unshaken.
"This is great! The true god has arrived! We shall bathe in the true god's holy light and fight for him!"
Li Bingyu drew her short sword and shouted from atop the city walls.
"Fight for the true god!"
"Fight for the true god!"
A uniform roar echoed from within and outside the city, exuding immense power.
The Nilotic leader squinted at Zhang Chen, who had suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and smiled faintly, saying,
"What true god? He's just the leader of an organization, a mere mortal!"
"Since this medical ability user is a member of your organization, I will take the life of your member right before your eyes!"
"Aren't you a true god? Stop me if you can!"
After speaking, the Nilotic leader gave a signal to the hunched old man beside him.
The latter understood, clenched his right hand in mid-air as if pulling an invisible thread.
Simultaneously, Bai Hanlin's previously excited face froze, and then he collapsed to the ground in pain.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Chen was startled.
He saw the energy within Bai Hanlin being pulled by a force, continuously flowing towards a distant location.
"Leader... save... save me... I don't know what's happening..."
"Suddenly, I feel my internal energy rapidly draining... I... I can't hold on much longer..."
Bai Hanlin, weak and with a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead, spoke in a faint voice.
"What kind of ability is this?"
As Zhang Chen gazed at the thread of energy, a prompt appeared:
Legendary Talent: [Voodoo]: Can hide voodoo within one's energy attacks and within teammates. When enemies absorb energy attacks or collect corpses containing voodoo, the voodoo will accumulate within their bodies. When the voodoo accumulates to a certain extent, the caster can withdraw the voodoo, simultaneously draining 100% of the target's internal energy to form an absorbable energy crystal. Targets drained dry will turn into puppets, retaining their existing strength and skills for the caster to control.
Absorb energy? And turn people into puppets?
Although the operation was complicated, the outcome was terrifying.
Furthermore, judging by the situation, Bai Hanlin, having fought all day, had likely been poisoned to the deepest extent.
The opponent, coveting Bai Hanlin's exceptional combat prowess, had been slowly sending their people to their deaths, precisely to capture this puppet.
"It truly is a malicious skill!"
"But... since you like absorbing, I'll let you absorb to your heart's content!"
"Xiao Ruan~"
Zhang Chen said, placing Xiao Ruan on Bai Hanlin's chest.
Instantly, Xiao Ruan opened its large eyeball.
Streams of pure energy flowed out from its pupils, passing through Bai Hanlin's body and flowing towards the distance.
At this moment, the hunched old man, looking at the increasingly large energy crystal in his palm, furrowed his brow.
He muttered to himself,
"This is wrong... this... this situation is not right!"
The Nilotic leader quickly asked,
"What's wrong? Isn't his energy being absorbed?"
"Haha, so much energy, it should be enough to support my smooth advancement to a high-level evolutionist!"
At this point, the hunched old man's hand could no longer withstand the biological energy radiation emanating from the energy crystal, and he had to use both hands to continue supporting it.
He said with difficulty,
"I've absorbed so many enemies, and the strongest enemy I've encountered could only last for 20 seconds."
"But he's been holding on for a full minute, how is that possible?"
"The longer the duration, the faster the energy absorption. His body shouldn't have this much energy!"
"It's like I've opened the floodgates of the combined seas; a torrent of energy is continuously pouring in, beyond my control..."
"Then... then cut him off! We have enough energy anyway!" the Nilotic leader urged.
"This process cannot be interrupted. Either I drain the target's energy, or I die from exhaustion..."
"Honestly... I never imagined anyone could be strong enough to exhaust me before I could drain their energy..."
The hunched old man coughed a few times, and now it was his forehead that was covered in sweat.
"It must be that organization's leader playing tricks!"
"Deploy the Thirteen Battle Maidens!"
The Nilotic leader shouted.
Hum!
Crack!
Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass echoed.
Immediately after, a nervous messenger ran over and reported,
"Reporting, Leader... it's... it's a ghost... all our troops on the front lines instantly turned into crystal and then shattered and disappeared..."
"What? What ability is this? Where are the Thirteen Battle Maidens?" the Nilotic leader asked hastily.
"The Thirteen Battle Maidens had just engaged when they instantly turned into white mist... the enemy's abilities are unstoppable, our entire front has collapsed..."
The messenger reported, prostrate on the ground.
The scene just now was too shocking, scaring him so much that he lost the strength to stand up.
Hum! Crack!
Another sound of shattering echoed.
This time, the Nilotic leader saw it clearly.
The elite troops before him, having just confirmed the enemy's position, before they could react, everyone immediately turned into crystal sculptures, then shattered, vaporized, and disappeared.
From within the dense fog, a lithe figure slowly emerged.
As if a god of death emerging from hell... ferocious and terrifying...